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.*•.¸♡ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩 ♡¸.•*.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ now has no meaning. Although you cannot remember much of it, you know you and others cannot be harmed by it any longer. You and all the rest of them are safe here.

You see him approach.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓: I want to apologize for what I said last time. I understand that wasn't right to say that, and I'm going to try to be better.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃: Words mean nothing in the vastness of time.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓: Does...that mean you forgive me?

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃: Just as with words, anger and pain are nothing.

There is no room to be upset with you. There are too many of you, each one having her own opinion on matters. At least now, you can all agree that he deserves your forgiveness.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓: That's great to hear. How is this vessel treating you?

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃: This vessel is tired. It has hurt others again and again, but there is a time when everything ends. She has reached that point where the end of time is all that can fix her. Do not mourn her—for she will not bother to remember you.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓: At least you'll take her. Anything new with your memories?

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃: The universe grants its knowledge on the very best. To know everything is what many desires, although few achieve it.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓: That's a no, then. I haven't found anything new either. I can go back and try to find you more vessels and anything close enough to the truth. I know I complained last time about it, but I want to help you. I just don't know how much help you need...

You ask her, and she knows nothing. She asks her, and she knows nothing. You ask each other how long it will take for this to end. When you don't remember how long it's been going on, it's hard to remember when it ends.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃: The end shall approach soon.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓: How soon is "soon?"

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃: The light flickers for one more time before fading out. Find more vessels, and I can fix it. Please.

Everything goes dark.

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𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙿𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙲𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝟷𝟶 𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚜. 𝙻𝚎𝚝'𝚜 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝!

𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 (𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰/𝙽): 𝟹𝟻𝟻